Google now has a fun ‘Seinfeld’ themed Easter egg you should try
Google loves a good Easter egg, and with the holiday season in full swing, the search giant resurrected a fun little surprise that you may …
Here are the most Googled queries in each state around Christmastime
The Christmas holiday is a time of gift-giving, family get-togethers, and singing carols. We get time off from work, we get to spend time with …
Amazon’s huge lead in the smart speaker race is starting to shrink
Smart speakers represent one of the next great battlefronts as the biggest tech giants race to capture new territory in the war for user attention …
Consumer advocates file FTC complaint over Google Play Store marketing to kids
Apps available for download in Google’s Play Store marketplace frequently expose kids to content that’s inappropriate and even trick some youngsters into unwittingly making in-app …
Chrome will finally take on sites that try to block you from using the back button
The internet is a dangerous place. If you aren’t careful, you could end up downloading an unwanted file, opening an infected email, or seeing something …
These are the most popular ‘Should I?’ Google searches in every US state
With 2019 right around the corner, the year-end retrospectives about how we digitally spent the last 12 months have already started rolling in. Just last …
Google’s Chromecast is finally being sold on Amazon again
It’s finally possible to buy a new Chromecast on Amazon, including the third-generation model that Google released earlier this year. The Amazon vs. Google spat …
Waze-like incident reporting shows up in Google Maps, but it’s not functional yet
As is the case with many of its products, Google doesn’t have just one navigation solution for its customers. In addition to Google Maps, Google …
Google CEO patiently explains to Congress how Google Search works
You’d think that the nation’s lawmakers — the ones with the power to decide how the country spends its billions, when we go to war …
Google just brought the live visual search powers of Google Lens to iPhone
Google Lens is one of those neat that Google keeps coming up with. Many Android users are probably familiar with it, especially Pixel owners, as …
Google Maps’ personalized ‘For You’ feature is now rolling out on iOS
Google is increasingly trying to transform Google Maps into an application that can be used for more than navigation purposes, with a significant emphasis on …
Google+ is shutting down four months early because of a new security bug
Google never could figure out a coherent story to tell that would spur greater usage of its flameout of a social network. And now it …
Google’s new Pixel 3 XL sale comes right in time for Christmas
Google’s Pixel 3 phones are expensive smartphones, but Google and its partners ran several promotions in the weeks leading to Black Friday, discounting the new …
US general has a question for Google: Why will you work with China but not us?
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify before Congress next week, and he’ll potentially face questions on a number of thorny issues ranging from …
Google pulled a batch of malicious apps with more than 2M downloads from the Play store
It’s happened again. Another batch of apps that exhibit malicious behavior has been found and pulled from the Google Play store — but not before …
Google is finally fixing its incomprehensible messaging apps strategy
As we and others reported last night, Google has confirmed it’s shutting down its messaging app Allo that never really caught fire in something of …
Microsoft Edge will switch to Chromium and may even come to macOS in 2019
In what comes as a welcome sign of submission from Microsoft, the company on Thursday confirmed it will adopt the open source Chromium platform next …
Goodbye to Allo: Google confirms it will shutter its short-lived messaging app
In a turn of events pretty much everyone outside of Google saw coming, the search giant is apparently poised to wind down its Google Allo …
Amazon and Google are reportedly working on their own AirPods rivals
When Apple infamously killed the headphone jack two years ago, it offered users various ways to get used to the change. The iPhone 7 came …
Google finally fixed some of the Pixel 3’s worst bugs
When Google launched the Pixel 3 in October, it was generally well received. We gave it a positive review ourselves, but it was impossible to …
Google is one step closer to replacing Android with something even more exciting
It’s no secret that Google is working on a third operating system that might someday replace both Android and Chrome. Called Fuchsia, the new OS …
Google highlights ‘PUBG’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ in Play store’s Best of 2018
Google on Monday announced the best content it has to offer in the Google Play store across various sections, including apps, movies, TV shows, and …
Google’s Call Screen transcripts are now rolling out to Pixel owners
One of the most intriguing features that Google announced alongside the Pixel 3 earlier this year was Call Screen, which allows the Phone app to …
Google Maps is about to get its own version of Google Assistant
Google isn’t just refining the design of the Google Maps app, it’s also updating the app’s features as it looks to further improve the navigation …
The new Google Maps design just got one final tweak
Google has just made a small but significant change to one of its best mobile apps, Google Maps. The company has been tweaking the design …
Google Fi wireless service is available on iPhones for the first time ever
Google Fi wireless service first launched back in 2015, offering people in certain regions of the United States a new and unconventional alternative to traditional …
More proof that Google is serious about replacing Android with something better
Yes, Android Q is already in the works at Google, but the company is also developing the operating system that’s supposed to replace Android at …
Consumer groups want EU to go after Google for tracking users with their phones
A report a few weeks ago revealed what some Google users already knew: That disabling Location History doesn’t mean Google will not record your location …
New Pixel 3 Lite leak compares the budget Pixel to the iPhone XR and Pixel 3 XL
Google may soon unveil a brand new Pixel 3: The cheaper Pixel 3 Lite model some Android fans may have been waiting for. Rumored to …
Pixel Slate review: Google took the world’s best Chromebook and made it a tablet
Google first announced the new Pixel Slate tablet early last month during its big Pixel 3 press conference in New York City. At the time, …
